7 corpses discovered in forest near Almaty
7 corpses have been discovered in Ile-Alatau national park near Almaty. Some of them show signs of violent death.
Kazakh became 39th official language of Disney Pixar
Kazakh can be found in the languages menu on the DVDs with movies like Cars 2, Men in Black 3, Brave and The Amazing Spider-Man in any country.
Australia boatpeople plan wins crucial support
Plans to transfer asylum-seekers who arrive in Australia by boat to Pacific states won crucial support Tuesday, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard saying they could be processed offshore within a month.
Tourists film New York police shooting
Bystanders in New York whipped out cellphones to film the shooting by police of a man allegedly threatening them with a knife in the tourism magnet of Times Square.
Venezuela plans a 'guerrilla army' against US invasion
Venezuela is training a "guerrilla army" aiming to be a million strong by 2013 to fight off a possible US invasion, an opposition lawmaker said Sunday.
Ecuador to respond to Assange asylum plea this week
Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa said he expects to respond to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's application for political asylum some time this week.
Aleppo battle rages as both sides report atrocities
The Syrian army pressed its assault on rebels in commercial capital Aleppo on Sunday, while both sides reported atrocities and Arab foreign ministers postponed a planned meeting on the 17-month conflict.
Olympics: Soul-searching China focus on 'Olympic spirit'
China played down the frantic drive for gold medals and focused on "Olympic spirit" and sportsmanship at a London Games marked by an unusual bout of soul-searching.
Iran quake kills 306, search for dead continues
Twin earthquakes that devastated rural villages in northwest Iran killed a total of 306 people, most of them women and children.
In Europe, defences rise against Asian mosquito peril
Behind air-tight doors in a lab in a southern French city, scientists in protective coveralls wage war against a fingernail-sized danger.
Winter Sports Center to be constructed in Pavlodar in honor of Prokasheva
Yerlan Aryn, Pavlodar oblast’s Akim has promised to construct a new Winter Sports Center in Pavlodar.
Jennifer Aniston is engaged to screenwriter Justin Theroux
For the first time after her ill-fated break-up with Brad Pitt, US actress Jennifer Aniston is engaged to be married again -- this time to a much less known actor-screenwriter, Justin Theroux.
Panel urges Australia to send boatpeople offshore
Australia should transfer asylum-seekers offshore to places such as Nauru and Papua New Guinea to deter boatpeople from risking their lives at sea.
Serik Sapiyev to get Toyota Land Cruiser from Karaganda oblast administration
Boxer Serik Sapiyev will get Toyota Land Cruiser-200 from Karaganda oblast for his gold medal at London Olympics.
Olympics: Curtain falls on 'glorious' London Games
The London Olympics closed in a blaze of music and colour Sunday after a two-week sporting festival that electrified the host nation and was watched by billions around the world.
Obama: 'I'm no Usain Bolt'
US President Barack Obama warned supporters Sunday that he was no Usain Bolt, and that his re-election bid would be a fight all the way to the finish line, not an easy jog to victory.
Romney vows to restore US strength
Republican candidate Mitt Romney vowed to restore American strength and avert "fiscal calamity" Sunday, as his re-energized presidential campaign drew a furious Democratic response.
Olga Rypakova did not get a cabriolet
The information that the Mayor of East-Kazakhstan oblast gave a cabriolet to Olympic champion Olga Rypakova turned out to be not true.
PHOTO: Kazakhstan athlete among Top-5 most beautiful CIS athletes at Olympics
Kazakhstan gymnast Anna Alyabyeva is in the Top-5 list of the most beautiful female athletes from the CIS (post soviet space).
Serik Sapiyev tagged best boxer of London Olympics
Kazakhstan boxer Serik Sapiyev was awarded with the Val Barker Trophy.